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04-11-2007 | 09:58 AM
#3
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jan 2007
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I've been flying all of my life. Both of my grandfathers and my great uncle were fighter pilots in WWII, my parents are pilots, my cousin flies C-130's in the Air Force, and I am in college with my commercial ride coming up in about a week. I've always had the opportunity to go flying. However, I was never serious about it until I was 18.
04-13-2007 | 04:15 AM
#7
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Jan 2006
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Started "official" flight training at 16, took lessons once a week to once every other week, worked at the FBO every weekend to pay for the training. Took about 60 hours and about a year and a half, I got my Private at 17 (5 months before my 18th Birthday). For being in High School thats all I could do since I worked both weekends and could really only fly after school (my instructor would not allow me to miss school to go flying).
I would recommended making once a week a minimum instead of the norm. I would have done my lessons that way, but I did not make enough money to fly more.
I would recommended making once a week a minimum instead of the norm. I would have done my lessons that way, but I did not make enough money to fly more.
04-13-2007 | 05:33 AM
#9
Self Employed.
Joined: May 2005
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From: Corporate Pilot
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I took my first lesson at 14. PVT PLT at 19, commercial 21, CFI 22. Bought my first plane at 25. Am 40 now and still waiting for a good flying job.
Have never had a BFR and now for the first time in my life need to get one somehow.
SkyHigh
Have never had a BFR and now for the first time in my life need to get one somehow.
SkyHigh
04-13-2007 | 05:39 AM
#10
11 soon to be 10 days off
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 275
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From: Left seat, wait right seat, no no left seat, nope right seat! Ummmm, I guess I am confused
Demo flight at 29, PPL, Ins, Multi at 30, Comm and CFI at 31, CFII at 32, MEI at 33. Just got an F/O position at 33, total time about 1,700.
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